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But the minute he arrived at the command center doors he knew today would be different.

�Cadet DeSantos, I specifically ordered you to take this day to rest. I told you yesterday that you would be no good to the team with your current illness,� he overheard Cruger say in an authoritative tone.

�I donb�d deed do resd, Sir. I�m vine,� Tammi protested stuffily.

Sky grinned as he heard her speak. Tammi had a cold. It seemed to be a particularly nasty one, too, but she refused to accept that she was sick. So,

Crugar ordered her to a strict regimen of bed rest.

He heard Cruger growl and say, �Go home, Cadet. That�s an order.�

�Bud, sir, I�m vine. A liddle cold canb�d stob be-�

�Enough! Cadet Tate!� the Commander called angrily as the doors opened. Cruger hoped to God that Sky stuck to his routine today.

�Yes, Sir?� Sky responded with a salute.

�Escort Cadet DeSantos back to her quarters and see to it that she stays there to relax,� he barked as he continued down the hallway.

�I�m VINE, dabbit!� Tammi yelled after him, �I cab sdill work!�

Sky stifled a laugh as Tammi spoke. It was rather hard to take someone seriously when they couldn�t even curse properly.

�Whad are you laughing ad?� she asked with a glare. He grinned back at her.

�Nothing,� he said. His grin didn�t falter one bit.

�Well, iv you thibk thad you are going do keeb be frob working, you�re insade,� she said as she attempted to rush past him. He grabbed her wrist quickly.

�I don�t think so, I was given orders, and I�m going to follow them. Now, you can come of your own will or we can do this the hard way,� he said crossing his arms over his chest.

�Oh please, there is bo way you cab force be do go homb,� she said not realizing she had issued a challenge for Sky.

He arched his left eyebrow and wordlessly hefted her over his shoulder.

�Whad the . . .! Dade, pud be downb!�

�I will, once I�ve got you locked in your apartment,� he said calmly as he marched toward the west wing where the officer�s quarters were housed.

Tammi sighed and resigned. Well, at least I�ve got a nice view, she thought with a grin as she glanced at Sky�s butt.

�Woah, Slow dowb DeSandos,� she said to herself in a stuffed up whisper.

As they passed the B-squad common room she motioned to the team that everything was fine, and waved them off when they started to come after them.

They walked through numerous hallways, rode in several elevators, and got hundreds of strange looks. She waved at the officers that were attending to the West Wing housing desk, and assured them that she wasn�t in any danger.

Sky suddenly stopped outside of her door.

�What�s the entry code?� he asked.

�I�b nod delling you,� she said in defiance.

Sky turned so that she was facing the keypad, �Then you type it in.�

�Abd iv I donb�t?� she asked curiously.

�Then I�ll drop you on your head,� he responded in a flat tone.

�Vine, bud you canb�d keeb be in here forever.�

�Not forever, just until you stop being stupid, and let yourself recover from this cold,� he said as the keypad tones filled the air.

�Id�s oben,� she announced begrudgingly.

Sky grinned and made his way into the apartment. The sickly Tammi was very entertaining. She acted a lot like he did when he was sick, well, before his mother threatened to kick his ass if he didn�t get some rest.

He dumped her on the couch and made his way to the kitchen. He started opening and shutting cabinets looking for soup or any other cold remedy she might have.

�Whad are you doing?� she asked him resentfully as she pulled herself up from the couch.

�You stay down, and tell me where you keep your soup,� he ordered as he continued rummaging through her cabinets.

�In the pandry, firsd door downb the hall on the righd,� she said as she started walking.

�Where do you think you�re going?� he asked as he once again crossed his arms over his chest.

�If I canb�d work, I�m ad leasd going do wash uh load of clobes,� she said as she let out a huge sneeze.

Sky chuckled at her. Yep, she was definitely like him. You�ve got to get something done everyday, that was how he thought too. He grabbed the box of tissues from the end table and handed it to her.

�No, you�re going to stay right there on that couch. If your laundry has to be done so badly then I�ll do it for you. But first you�re going to sit right there and have a bowl of soup,� he told her with a friendly grin.

�I donb�d ged id, why are you doing this?� she asked him skeptically. �I bean I�ve never really beend a deam blayer. The only beoble on the deam I really dalk do are Bridge and Syd.�

�Cruger gave me orders-�

�Yeah, do dake be do by abardbent and bake sure I rest nod do bake be soub and do by laundry.�

Sky sighed, she was right. Those weren�t his orders, but he had recently discovered that he had a soft spot for the Orange ranger. He couldn�t help it; he saw so much of himself in her.

�You want the truth?� he asked as he sat down beside her on the couch

�Thad would be nice,� she replied sarcastically. �It�s because, you and I are a lot alike,� he said reluctantly, �We have similar training habits, work ethics, and we�re not exactly forth coming with private information. I guess I can relate to you a lot.�

�I�ve never really thoughd aboud id before, bud I guess we are kind of sibilar,� she said with a small smile.

�Yeah,� he said awkwardly as he cleared his throat and headed to the pantry. He was shocked to discover that she actually stayed put, and didn�t try to do any work at all.

He can relate to me? Tammi asked herself, His father served under my fathers command and on the same team as my mother. So there�s one thing we have in common, links to the origins of SPD. His father and my mother disappeared in the same battle . . . there�s two things. And then everything else he mentioned. Why hadn�t I ever thought about that before? Oh God, here comes another sneeze . . .

�Ah . . . Ah . . . AHCHOOOO!�

And much to her surprise her sneeze caused flames to burst out of her nose. She bit her bottom lip as she held the charcoaled tissue in her hand. This day just gets better and better.

�Are you . . .� Sky stopped mid-sentence at the sight of the Kleenex, �What the hell?�

Tammi cleared her throat as best as she could with her cold.

�Did I forged do mention thad I cab manibulade and condrol fire?� she asked sheepishly.

�Wait a minute, you mean to say that you have a power too?� he asked with shock.

�Yeb, jusd like everyone else on the deam.�

�Why didn�t you say anything?�

�Bo one ever asked.�

Sky grinned, �So, when you have colds do you always sneeze fire?�

�Well, nod always somedibes id�s jusd sbarks or sboke. Beliebe be when we were younger by brother had a field day with thab one. He called be Dragon Breath.�

�Dragon Breath, huh? You know I kind of like it,� he said with an impish smile.

�Sky, if you sdard calling be thad I will have do kick your budd,� she said sternly.

�My budd? I bet that would hurt,� he said with a chuckle.

�Shud ub! I cab�d helb thad I�b Sduffy,� she said with a light laugh as she smacked his arm.

�I guess I better fix that soup then?� he asked her with a good-natured smile.

�Blease do, I think by cold is gedding worse.�

--------------------------------- That�s it, that�s chapter seven! It�s just a cute little fluff chapter I got the inspiration for when I had the cold a couple weeks ago. B is m, n, or p D is t, sometimes s V is sometimes f If you can�t understand it pretend you have a stuffy nose and read it again, lol, my stories are now interactive! Read and Review, angellwings

************** I know there are spelling errors but trust me they are intentional and for effect, lol.

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